Coronavirus Free School (Covid free School)
All you need to know as millions of students (Daycare, Nursery, Primary, Secondary, pre university, Post university) will get back to their school or University after three or six months as per government notification. All governments all over the world are carefully studying their most riskier decision because of uncertainty created by Covid Pandemic.
above news article has influence many governments to be extra cautious about school opening date and rules. Most of countries have started online classes for students to overcome crisis without taking any chances for against Covid pandemic. (Including India) However Some countries with the good control on Covid pandemic have already started schools with many new rules as below and also trying their best efforts in making coronavirus free school.
- A bunch of safety protocols are in place to keep children safe.
- Decisions with Parents to retain the option of choosing between remote learning, physical attendance or a combination of both & after understanding the process of disinfection in school
- No fee reductions are allowed. Schools are offering relief on a case-by-case basis.
- Bus fees will have to be paid unless the student opts for remote learning for the entire term
- What do I tell children before school begins...Like wearing Mask, Social Distancing Etc..?
- Do my children have to get tested for COVID-19 before the start of the term...To avoid spreading?
- What are the different reopening models that schools can adopt...Full or half day or alternate day?
- Safety and hygiene - What special preparation will schools undertake...Cleaning & Disinfection in school for surface contacts in the premises etc..? What are the options to make a Covid free school?
- How often will schools be disinfected and sanitization in school will be conducted?
- Will schools provide for regular sanitization?
- How and when will hand washing be encouraged?
- How will bus transport be made safe & how disinfection in school bus will be conducted?
- How can I report any concerns about safety at school?
So most of above items are administrative & Disciplinary accept for cleaning and sanitization in school of "Frequent Surface Contact" Play School, Nursery, School, College or University premises.
How To Ensure Your "Play School, Nursery, School, College or University", Is Properly Sanitized.
When doing this you'll need to bear in mind the length of time that COVID-19 can survive on different surfaces, in order to focus efforts on the most problematic areas. According to the information we have up to now, we know the following about how long the virus lasts on these common surfaces:
How To Ensure Proper Sanitization in School.
When doing this you'll need to bear in mind the length of time that COVID-19 can survive on different surfaces, in order to focus efforts on the most problematic areas. According to the information we have up to now, we know the following about how long the virus lasts on these common surfaces:
Different Kinds of Surfaces
Wood Examples: furniture, decking 4 days
Plastics (Examples: milk containers and detergent bottles, subway and bus seats, backpacks, elevator buttons) / Stainless Steel (Examples: refrigerators, pots and pans, sinks, some water bottles) 2 to 3 days
Food & vegetables items Up to 24 hours
These timings are typical guidelines which would help to understand how important is the sanitization in school (The process) and how longer the ultra violet disinfection process should be conducted to get best results and a step towards making corona virus free school
Still how Clean will be "Play School, Nursery, School, College"? whether contact surfaces are really 99.9% germs free?
Part of the challenge in defining appropriate-ate cleaning is that cleaning of Class Rooms & Common area presents some unique management issues.
Time limitation - In addition to staffing challenges such as the limited amount of time available for Play School, Nursery, School, College cleaning, the surfaces to be cleaned are different than in other industries.
Damages to Wooden benches & chairs due to harsh chemicals for disinfection - damaged by liquids, or susceptible to discoloration or bleaching from certain detergents or sanitizers.
At the same time, little academic research has been done to cleaning staff "Play School, Nursery, School, College" with these challenges.
Why Microbiological assessment is necessary - "Play School, Nursery, School, College" cleanliness is based on observation and not on microbial assessment even though recent reports suggest that infections may be acquired due to frequent contact surface.
Conclusion - microbiological testing is used as a "Play School, Nursery, School, College" cleaning bench-mark, almost all tested surfaces (Class room benches, Play equipment, Canteen, Toilets etc..) It may be good idea to monitor monthly or by monthly microbiological testing of frequent contact surface in "Play School, Nursery, School, and College"
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